The Shark is Broken
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Why go and see it?
Ian Shaw gives ‘one of the most exhilarating performances of the year’ (Evening Standard) in the critically acclaimed smash-hit play The Shark is Broken.
Sat 9 Oct 2021 - Sun 13 Feb 2022
After a sell-out hit premier at Edinburgh Fringe, the darkly hilarious The Shark is Broken is taking London’s West End by storm. Now showing at the Ambassadors Theatre, the play reveals the real life story behind the production of Hollywood blockbuster Jaws.
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Ambassadors Theatre
Sat 9 Oct 2021 - Sun 13 Feb 2022
West St, London WC2H 9ND
1 hour 30 minutes with no interval
Mon - Sat at 19:30
Thu and Sat at 14:30
Sun at 14:30 (from 23 Jan 2022)
No show on Christmas Day, Mon 27 Dec or New Year's Day
Age guidance: Age recommendation: 14+ This production features strong language and reference to alcohol and drugs
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Join todayThe play takes us to Martha’s Vineyard, 1974, just as shooting on Jaws has stalled. The film’s lead actors - Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss - are stuck on a boat, at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Awash with alcohol and ambition, three hammered sharks start to bare their teeth...
"Astutely directed" (Whatsonstage) by Guy Masterson, The Shark is Broken is created by Joseph Nixon, as well as Ian Shaw, the son of Jaws’ star Robert Shaw. Shaw plays his father in an ‘absolutely spellbinding’ (Daily Mail) performance, while Liam Murray Scott "brings Richard Dreyfuss superbly to life" (The Times), and Demetri Goritsas is "pitch-perfect" (Metro) as Roy Scheider.
Der der, der der… don’t miss it!- Evening Standard
A theatrical-cinematic stroke of genius!- The Daily Telegraph
It’s definitely safe to get back in the water - in fact, you should dive straight in- Broadway World
Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon’s "utterly splendid new comedy" ★★★★ (Whatsonstage) is now playing in the West End for a strictly limited season.
Cast and Creatives
Roy Scheider
Demetri Goritsas
Richard Dreyfuss
Liam Murray Scott
Robert Shaw
Ian Shaw
What the critics say
Sensational fun- Sunday Express
This play packs plenty of bite- Metro
Witty, wonderful wordplay- Sunday Mirror
Ambassadors Theatre
West St, London WC2H 9ND
Leicester Square
The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing. See 'What's On' section for performance times
Sales for future shows end 60 minutes before each performance; from 60 minutes prior until curtain time only sales for the upcoming performance can be made. Please note this venue is card only.
Bar - Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks
Membership Benefits - 25% off pre-show drinks (30mins prior)
The Ambassadors Theatre opened on 5th June 1913. The theatre presented Deburau in 1921 which saw Ivor Novello making his first stage appearance, Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones starring Paul Robeson, The Mask of Virtue in 1935 which saw the West End stage debut of a 22 year old Vivien Leigh and Spring Meeting in 1938 with Margaret Rutherford.
Britain's longest running production The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie opened at The Ambassadors on 25th November 1952 and played here until its 21st Birthday in 1974 when it transferred next door to the larger St Martin's Theatre.
Ambassadors Theatre
Sat 9 Oct 2021 - Sun 13 Feb 2022
West St, London WC2H 9ND
1 hour 30 minutes with no interval
Mon - Sat at 19:30
Thu and Sat at 14:30
Sun at 14:30 (from 23 Jan 2022)
No show on Christmas Day, Mon 27 Dec or New Year's Day
Age guidance: Age recommendation: 14+ This production features strong language and reference to alcohol and drugs
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